2025 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments
The Department of Education (DE) has released a new statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Pascoe Vale South Primary School. If you are enrolling a child from years 1-6, the new timeline does not apply. A starting date for students in years 1-6 will be negotiated on successful enrolment with the principal.
For information and resources including the new timeline, frequently asked questions, facts sheets, tips on starting school and more for enrolling Foundation (Prep) children you can find that at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers for the 2025 school year’
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2024 at Pascoe Vale South Primary School from the 15 April, 2024.
What you need to do:
Enrolment applications submitted after 26 July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
The first year of your child’s education is crucial with the transition from kinder to Foundation (Prep). The need for developing connections with other children and building relationships are the building blocks to the success of life-long learning.​Your interest in our school is important to us. If you require further information or have questions about your child’s transition to school, please contact the school on 9386 4301 or alternatively email us at pascoe.vale.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Enrolment Priority Order
We manage enrolment applications that considers the following priority order of placement:
Evidence of Student's Full Name and Date of Birth
As part of the enrolment process, Victorian government schools should ask for the student’s birth certificate as evidence of the student’s full name and date of birth. Where a birth certificate cannot be produced, other evidence should be provided that identifies a student’s full name and date of birth, including a passport, citizenship documents or Australia visa documents. Where no official documentation can be produced, the school must ask for other identifying documentation such as a doctor's note attesting to a child's age and/or a Medicare card.
Evidence of Immunisation History Statement
As part of the enrolment process, Victorian government primary schools are required to:
Parents or carers must provide an Immunisation History Statement for their child from the Australian Immunisation Register to the school regardless of whether the child is or is not immunised.
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